Robert L. Cutting

Robert Livingston Cutting (January 19, 1812 – February 25, 1887) At one point president of the New York Stock Exchange,

His maternal grandparents were Walter Livingston, the first Speaker of the New York State Assembly, and Cornelia (née Schuyler) Livingston. His uncle was U.S. Representative Henry Walter Livingston, and through the Livingston family, he was a descendant of Judge Robert Livingston and indirectly of Robert Fulton, the inventor of the steamboat.

On October 17, 1878, the Edison Electric Light Company was incorporated in New York with capital of $300,000 and incorporators including Tracy R. Edison, James H. Banker, Norvin Green, Robert L. Cutting, Jr., Thomas A. Edison, and others not including the elder Cutting. On May 19, 1879, the Edison Telephone Company of Europe Ltd. filed articles of incorporation, with Cutting and his son included among the incorporators and trustees.

As of September 1891, Cutting was a director in the newly incorporated Westchester and Putnam Railroad Company, with a starting capital of $100,000. Thomas Edison was another director, with 520 shares, and Cutting with 100 shares.

Society life He joined the Union Club in 1852, and was a prominent member. He also was a supporter and stockholders in the Academy of Music. Julianna was the daughter of James DeWolf and Julia Lynch (née Post) DeWolf and the granddaughter of U.S. Senator James DeWolf.

Robert Livingston Cutting Jr. (1836–1894), a member of the New York Stock Exchange Walter Cutting (1841–1907), a broker who married Maria Center Pomeroy (1845–1925). Julia Cutting (1843–1885), who died unmarried. His funeral was held on April 31, 1887. Family present included his widow, his son Robert, General William Cutting, and R. Fulton Cutting. Delegations from the Union Club and the New York Stock Exchange were also present. He was buried in the family vault in Green-Wood Cemetery.